Reinforced golf bag bottom

Abstract

Embodiments of golf club bag bottoms and methods to manufacture golf club bag bottoms are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A golf bag bottom comprising:
 a bottom surface portion associated with a periphery having a plurality of periphery walls; and 
 a plurality of shallow reinforcing channels, at least one of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels extending between two or more periphery walls of the plurality of periphery walls, wherein at least one of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels is associated with a raised area, and each of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels has an alignment direction that changes in a curvilinear pattern so that the alignment directions of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels turn through multiple orientations, wherein at least four of the plurality of reinforcing channels intersect each other at a common intersection, wherein the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels intersect at nodes, the width of the nodes being smaller than the diameter of a golf club grip. 
 
     
     
       2. The golf bag bottom of  claim 1 , wherein the width of at least one of the plurality of the shallow reinforcing channels is smaller than the diameter of a golf club grip. 
     
     
       3. The golf bag bottom of  claim 1 , wherein the golf bag bottom comprises an injection molded polypropylene. 
     
     
       4. The golf bag bottom of  claim 1 , wherein two or more of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels intersect at nodes. 
     
     
       5. The golf bag bottom of  claim 1 , wherein at least one channel of the plurality of reinforcing shallow channels has origination and termination points on opposite sides of the periphery. 
     
     
       6. The golf bag bottom of  claim 1 , wherein at least one channel of the plurality of reinforcing shallow channels has origination and termination points on adjacent sides of the periphery. 
     
     
       7. The golf bag bottom of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channel comprises a channel depth of approximately 0.150 inches. 
     
     
       8. The golf bag bottom of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channel comprises a channel width of approximately 0.443 inches. 
     
     
       9. A golf bag having a bottom portion comprising:
 a bottom surface portion associated with a periphery having a plurality of periphery walls; and 
 a plurality of shallow reinforcing channels, at least one of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels extending between two or more periphery walls of the plurality of periphery walls, wherein at least one of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels is associated with a raised area, and each of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels has an alignment direction that changes in a curvilinear pattern so that the alignment directions of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels turn through multiple orientations, wherein the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels intersect at nodes, the width of the nodes being smaller than the diameter of a golf club grip. 
 
     
     
       10. The golf bag of  claim 9 , wherein the width of at least one of the plurality of the shallow reinforcing channels is smaller than the diameter of a golf club grip. 
     
     
       11. The golf bag of  claim 9 , wherein the golf bag bottom comprises an injection molded polypropylene. 
     
     
       12. The golf bag of  claim 9 , wherein two or more of the plurality of shallow reinforcing channels intersect at nodes. 
     
     
       13. The golf bag of  claim 9 , wherein at least one channel of the plurality of reinforcing shallow channels has origination and termination points on opposite sides of the periphery. 
     
     
       14. The golf bag of  claim 9 , wherein at least one channel of the plurality of reinforcing shallow channels has origination and termination points on adjacent sides of the periphery.